A windswept mound on the Cumbrian coast could be hiding one of the UK’s most extraordinary archaeological finds ...
When England’s first true king confronted Viking power in the north, one of his most effective weapons became his manipulation of loyalty ...
The bones of one dead warrior and their animals may shed new light on the Viking Great Army’s logistics. When the army of (mostly) Scandinavian warriors landed in East Anglia in 865 CE, they came to ...
Mel Gibson has spoken about his plans to recreate the Viking invasion of England and Scotland in his latest movie. The actor/director said that he will follow a route similar to previous films such as ...
In the 1960s and 70s their portrayal as marauding barbarians was questioned. Academics pointed out that most of the written records for the Viking invasion of England were written by monks who, as the ...
CNN — When the Vikings crossed the North Sea to reach Britain in the ninth century AD, they brought their dogs and horses with them, according to new research. Archaeologists uncovered what they ...